Social Audit in Education and Health

BIRN Serbia – past programme
As part of its programme to increase government transparency and accountability in the sphere of public finances, BIRN Serbia runs a social audit project.

Summary

The project, which runs from August 2012-December 2012, aims to foster fact-based debate and strengthen evidence-based policy making using the examples of the health and education sectors.

The social audit is a tool for improving policy making by evaluating the quality of public budget implementation against key government programmes.

As part of the project, the BIRN Serbia team will draft a social audit report and recommendations which will provide an analysis of the impact of current policies and input for future policy proposals. The report will be presented to the National Assembly of Serbia during public hearings.

The social audit project, which targets lawmakers, the expert community and the general public, is supported by the British Embassy to Serbia.

Information Sheet

Main Objective:

To increase governments transparency and accountability in sphere of public finances

Specific Objectives:

Fact-based debate among stakeholders fostered, resulting in changes in attitudes and policies

Strengthened and promoted evidence-based policy making, based on the examples of health and education

Main Activities:

Social Audit development and execution: The Social Audit is a tool for improving evidence-based policy making through evaluation of the quality of public budget implementation against the key government programs (within the selected policy areas)

Social Audit Report and Recommendations: The Social audit Report will provide analysis of the impact of current policies and input for future policy proposals.

Awareness and competence building: Social audit Report will be presented in the NA of Serbia – at the public hearings in parliamentary boards for health and education.